I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.
BOYD K. PACKERMusic can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Fear is the opposite of faith. We move forward, certain that the Lord will watch over us, particularly in the family.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done.
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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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In the eternal scheme of things – not always in mortality – righteous yearning and longing will be fulfilled.
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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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One thing is very clear: the safest place and the best protection against the moral and spiritual diseases is a stable home and family. This has always been true; it will be true forever. We must keep that foremost in our minds.
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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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